See prior post for details of Shirley's recent talk and book signing in Santa Fe.
Here is a short excerpt about the significance of 2012 and galaxy alignment. Enjoy!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Shirley in Santa Fe
Shirley signing her book for Karen
Today was one of the first beautiful, warm days in Northern New Mexico. We were thrilled to go to Santa Fe and attend Garcia Street Books' Meet the Author Series. Shirley MacLaine was there to chat with the crowd and sign her new book "I'm Over All That And Other Confessions."
Shirley spoke to the 350+ people gathered for the event. While we waited for Shirley's arrival(she was and is always on time), we saw a Buffalo Dance in the courtyard at the Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe near the Plaza.
Shirley talked and answered questions from the audience for over an hour. I don't want to spoil her book for those of you who haven't read it yet. Her book is VERY entertaining, inspirational, motivational and funny. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Today, Shirley talked about the younger generation's work ethic or lack thereof; December 21st 2012 and the alignment of the planets; past life exploration and reincarnation; UFO's and the high concentration of crystals in Northern New Mexico due to the volcano that resulted in the Valles Caldera; memories from her many travels and, of course, her beloved Teri. The audience loved her talk. It was a lot of fun.
We then queued up to get Shirley's signature. She was wonderful.
Shirley explaining the planet alignment coming on Dec 21 2012
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Birthday Shirley and Greg!
Today (April 24th) is Shirley MacLaine's Birthday. A birth date she shares with my husband, Greg.
I loved reading "I'm Over All That." Shirley MacLaine's newest book. It has been fun to see her on Oprah, the View, etc. It is an interesting read. I was bummed there weren't any pictures, but I enjoyed her insights.
Here is a link to excerpts from her interview on Oprah. Check it out. If you haven't seen the interview, look the video up on the web. There is great video of both Shirley's Santa Fe and Abiquiu homes.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Shirley-MacLaines-Past-Lives-Im-Over-All-That-Excerpt
http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Hollywood-Legend-Shirley-MacLaine-on-Love-Sex-and-Reincarnation
Also, Shirley's website has a nice link to my book website.
http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/encounter/
I loved reading "I'm Over All That." Shirley MacLaine's newest book. It has been fun to see her on Oprah, the View, etc. It is an interesting read. I was bummed there weren't any pictures, but I enjoyed her insights.
Here is a link to excerpts from her interview on Oprah. Check it out. If you haven't seen the interview, look the video up on the web. There is great video of both Shirley's Santa Fe and Abiquiu homes.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Shirley-MacLaines-Past-Lives-Im-Over-All-That-Excerpt
http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Hollywood-Legend-Shirley-MacLaine-on-Love-Sex-and-Reincarnation
Also, Shirley's website has a nice link to my book website.
http://www.shirleymaclaine.com/encounter/
Thursday, December 2, 2010
HOLIDAY BOOK GIVEAWAY!
Today is the launch of the Indie Books Holiday Giveaway Event! I told you about a wonderful website I found - goodreads. Through this site, I met another independent author, Darcia Helle. She had the great idea of putting together a contest to giveaway books from indie authors. Here is more information about the big event:
The giveaway is of hundreds of print and e-books, written by 47 indie authors, offering 76 unique titles! This is an international event. Regardless of where you live, you have a chance to win one of the prizes. All you need to do is fill out the entry form at the website below.
Indie Holiday Book Giveaway
The giveaway event runs throughout the month of December. Winners will be picked at random on January 1. Darcia will announce the winners on the event page and I will also post to my blog. There will be one winner for each prize, so you’ve got great odds of winning something!
Each book title on the event page is linked to Amazon, so you can click for further details. Also, you’ll find each author’s website listed beside his/her name. After you’ve checked out the selection, click on the entry form link and fill out the form. That’s all you need to do!
Tell your friends! This is a fun way to discover some new authors in many different genre's. I love finding new books!
Here is a list of the participating authors (I'm number 44):
1. Darcia Helle
2. Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
3. Stacy Juba
4. Sylvia Massara
5. Jason McIntyre
6. Susan Helene Gottfried
7. Pendred Noyce
8. Judith Marshall
9. Cheryl Anne Gardner
10. Jenny Hilborne
11. Philip Nork
12. Roseanne Dingli
13. Sydney Tyler Thomas
14. Charlie Courtland
15. Ottilie Weber
16. Marty Beudet
17. Magdalena Ball
18. Carolyn Howard-Johnson
19. Jennifer Lane
20. Jaleta Cregg
21. Jane Kennedy Sutton
22. Adelle Laudan
23. Tonya Plank
24. Magnolia Belle
25. Patricia Rockwell
26. Diane Morlan
27. Christopher Dunbar & Heather Poinsett Dunbar
28. Maria Savva
29. Roy McConnell
30. Linda Gould
31. Theodore Odrach with translation by Erma Odrach
32. Ann Mauren
33. Sherrida Woodley
34. Jennifer DeLucy
35. Tricia L. McDonald
36. K. Michael Crawford
37. Apryl Skies
38. Deborah Shlian & Linda Reid
39. J.R. Lindermuth
40. Debra Purdy Kong
41. Scott L. Collins
42. Karen Vaughan
43. Doug Hiser
44. Karen Boutilier Kendall
45. Michael Dyet
46. Donna McDine
47. Gregg Seeley
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
AAUW Book Club
On Monday night, as the snow fell, I joined the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Non-Fiction Book Group for a discussion of Berkeley to Beijing.
Thanks to Denise George for hosting and to Rosmarie Frederickson for the invitation. The motto for New Mexico AAUW is "Empowering Women to take charge of their lives"
It is always fun to meet with book groups. Each one is unique and takes a different approach to discussing the book. We had a lively talk and I was thrilled to hear several of the women talk about their journeys to China. The group had a mix of ages which made the discussion of how the role of women in China and the US had progressed over the decades, raising kids, socialism vs. feudalism, China and Shirley MacLaine.
I am working to compile a list of the book questions from the different book groups I've joined.
To learn more about the Los Alamos AAUW click the link below
Los Alamos AAUW
Thanks to Denise George for hosting and to Rosmarie Frederickson for the invitation. The motto for New Mexico AAUW is "Empowering Women to take charge of their lives"
It is always fun to meet with book groups. Each one is unique and takes a different approach to discussing the book. We had a lively talk and I was thrilled to hear several of the women talk about their journeys to China. The group had a mix of ages which made the discussion of how the role of women in China and the US had progressed over the decades, raising kids, socialism vs. feudalism, China and Shirley MacLaine.
I am working to compile a list of the book questions from the different book groups I've joined.
To learn more about the Los Alamos AAUW click the link below
Los Alamos AAUW
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Goodreads & Book Club
I am always looking for more resources for great books. I found a site that fits the bill. It is http://www.goodreads.com
I like the author search functions and the lists that include the book series in numeric order. Looks like a good social network with fellow book lovers and many authors. Lots of interesting groups, blogs and chat opportunities. It also can tie into Facebook, if you so choose.
Check it out!
Monday, I am meeting with a local book group about Berkeley to Beijing. I love talking about books in general, but it is still surreal to have my story be the subject for the book club. This will be a fun one as there will be a mix of adults and teenagers. Should be lots of fun! Will let you know how it goes.
Karen
I like the author search functions and the lists that include the book series in numeric order. Looks like a good social network with fellow book lovers and many authors. Lots of interesting groups, blogs and chat opportunities. It also can tie into Facebook, if you so choose.
Check it out!
Monday, I am meeting with a local book group about Berkeley to Beijing. I love talking about books in general, but it is still surreal to have my story be the subject for the book club. This will be a fun one as there will be a mix of adults and teenagers. Should be lots of fun! Will let you know how it goes.
Karen
Thursday, October 21, 2010
New Review - FIVE Stars!
New Review from Catherine Reed-Thureson of Clarion Book Reviews
Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist
Genre: Autobiography/Memoir
Author: Karen Boutilier Kendall
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781440141300
Rating: Five Stars (out of Five)
Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist“My childhood was different from most.” Those are the first words in Berkeley to Beijing, the coming-of-age story of Karen Boutilier Kendall, and, as we learn, they are very true words. Born in 1960 in Berkeley, California, Karen was the oldest child of activist parents. Her minister father worked for the United Farm Workers and a large part of Karen’s early childhood was spent making picket signs and watching her parents organize protests.
When Karen was six her family moved to Washington, DC where her father joined Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign and bright and precocious Karen participated by passing out leaflets, standing in picket lines and working at the campaign headquarters. When she was ten, Karen became active in a political campaign of her own choosing: the George McGovern’s presidential campaign. It was during this time that she met Shirley MacLaine, who was also supporting McGovern. Karen made a significant impression on MacLaine and in 1973, she was invited to be the youngest member of the First Women’s Friendship Delegation to China. Karen spent several weeks with the movie star and 10 other women touring China and learning about the culture and history of this mysterious country.
There are two distinctive layers to this remarkable story. The first is a simple telling of one woman’s remembrances of childhood. Boutilier Kendall captures the love she felt for her family alongside her childhood traumas with grace and honesty. Though her life was extraordinary, readers will empathize with the loneliness and anxiety that she felt in her youth. The second layer of the book is a firsthand account of the social and political climate of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Karen Boutilier grew up in the center of the civil rights era, the anti-Vietnam War spectacle and the National Organization for Women’s equal rights push. Her recollections of childhood paint a picture that is clear and vivid and allows the reader to look at important moments in history through the wide-open eyes of a child. For example, she writes of trying to drive home during the riots that followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I screamed and jumped when a man smashed our front window with a bat. Our eyes met and I had to look away. The intensity of his hatred was boring a hole through my eyes. Dad said to just stay calm. No one was there to hurt us. I thought Dad might want to tell that to the man with the bat.”
Anyone with an interest in modern American history will find this book fascinating. The reader will feel as though they have traveled with Ms. Boutilier Kendall from Berkeley to Beijing, and will learn a little bit about the world, and maybe even their own place in it, as a result.
Catherine Reed-Thureson
ForeWord Reviews website
Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist
Genre: Autobiography/Memoir
Author: Karen Boutilier Kendall
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781440141300
Rating: Five Stars (out of Five)
Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist“My childhood was different from most.” Those are the first words in Berkeley to Beijing, the coming-of-age story of Karen Boutilier Kendall, and, as we learn, they are very true words. Born in 1960 in Berkeley, California, Karen was the oldest child of activist parents. Her minister father worked for the United Farm Workers and a large part of Karen’s early childhood was spent making picket signs and watching her parents organize protests.
When Karen was six her family moved to Washington, DC where her father joined Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign and bright and precocious Karen participated by passing out leaflets, standing in picket lines and working at the campaign headquarters. When she was ten, Karen became active in a political campaign of her own choosing: the George McGovern’s presidential campaign. It was during this time that she met Shirley MacLaine, who was also supporting McGovern. Karen made a significant impression on MacLaine and in 1973, she was invited to be the youngest member of the First Women’s Friendship Delegation to China. Karen spent several weeks with the movie star and 10 other women touring China and learning about the culture and history of this mysterious country.
There are two distinctive layers to this remarkable story. The first is a simple telling of one woman’s remembrances of childhood. Boutilier Kendall captures the love she felt for her family alongside her childhood traumas with grace and honesty. Though her life was extraordinary, readers will empathize with the loneliness and anxiety that she felt in her youth. The second layer of the book is a firsthand account of the social and political climate of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Karen Boutilier grew up in the center of the civil rights era, the anti-Vietnam War spectacle and the National Organization for Women’s equal rights push. Her recollections of childhood paint a picture that is clear and vivid and allows the reader to look at important moments in history through the wide-open eyes of a child. For example, she writes of trying to drive home during the riots that followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I screamed and jumped when a man smashed our front window with a bat. Our eyes met and I had to look away. The intensity of his hatred was boring a hole through my eyes. Dad said to just stay calm. No one was there to hurt us. I thought Dad might want to tell that to the man with the bat.”
Anyone with an interest in modern American history will find this book fascinating. The reader will feel as though they have traveled with Ms. Boutilier Kendall from Berkeley to Beijing, and will learn a little bit about the world, and maybe even their own place in it, as a result.
Catherine Reed-Thureson
ForeWord Reviews website
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